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A fifth straight WPIAL Championship eluded Riverside on Wednesday as the Panthers boys track and field team finished a close second place in the 2022 WPIAL Class 2A Team Championships at Peters Township High School. The Panthers fell to Shenango after nipping Greensburg Central Catholic, 79-71, and defeating South Park 101.50-48.50 Shenango clinched its first ever title by winning the 1,600-meter relay to edge Riverside. The Wildcats defeated the Panthers 80-70 to earn its championship. “I am very proud of the effort each athlete put into the season to get us back to the championship,” said head coach Chelsea Kordecki….

Both Riverside girls and boys track and field teams found great success during the WPIAL Class 2A team playoff semifinals Wednesday afternoon at Riverside High School’s Memorial Field. Each went unbeaten with their team performances. The Panthers boys defeated North Catholic 87-63, Carlynton 120-26, Deer Lakes 115-34, and New Brighton 108-41. The Riverside girls defeated North Catholic 87-63, Eden Christian 131-17, and Carlynton 83-66. “The success of our athletes is due to the hard work and time they have put into this season,” says boys head coach Chelsea Kordecki. “We have an amazing coaching staff that goes above and beyond…

The Riverside boys track team collected a total of four championships at the WPIAL Individual Championship meet at Slippery Rock University on Wednesday. Colby Belczyk put on a show. Belczyk won the 800m in 1:54.41 setting a new school record, breaking his own record of 1:54.99 and then teamed up with Alden Wetzel, Brody Barton, and Ty Fluharty, to win the 4×400 relay team with a personal best time of 3:27.65. Hurdler Graham Kralic won the 300m hurdles with a personal best time of 41.96. Teddy McHale won the pole vault with a jump of 13’9”. Ty Fluharty had a great…

The Panthers set WPIAL history Wednesday becoming the first Class 2A track team to win four consecutive titles. The championship also makes Riverside the only Class 2A track team to win 7 WPIAL Championships. Riverside defeated Greensburg Central Catholic (84-64), South Park (95-55) and Shenango (77-73) to capture its 2021 championship. [VIEW BRACKET] Shenango had upset Riverside early this season, snapping the Panther’s section streak of 116 consecutive wins in the process.  The victory was sweet revenge for Riverside “First, it was a total team effort,” says head coach Chuck Kotuby. “I can’t say enough about our distance team as…

The Riverside boys track & field team have chance to win a fourth straight team track championship on Wednesday at the WPIAL Track Championships at Peters Township. The Class-AA championships begin at 3:00 p.m. [VIEW BRACKET] This year’s championship has four very good teams according to head coach Chuck Kotuby. “I feel Shenango, and Greensburg Central Catholic will be the teams to beat,” said Kotuby. “Both teams are well balanced and have some exceptional athletes in every event.” Kotuby says the team’s strength is the distance team, being coached by former Riverside and Pitt distance runner Clint Kotuby. “We have…

After taking home their third consecutive WPIAL Track & Field Championship, the Panther team victories seem to continue on. Ten boys on the track and field team have qualified for the state championships within eight relay and independent events. The relay teams going are the 4×800 relay team consisting of Ty Fluharty, Chase Grinnell, Garrett Safern, and Colby Belczyk placed 4th, the 4×100 relay took 2nd place, while also gaining a new school record of 43.55, which consisted of Brett Hart, Jackson Coyne, Nate Sciarro, Calvin Wetzel, and the 4×400 relay team consisting of Hart, Coyne, Wetzel, and Alex Nour…

Two-time defending WPIAL champion Riverside boys track & field team advanced to the WPIAL championships this week after semifinal meet victory on Tuesday. The Riverside boys will go for their third title in a row and will attempt to knock off Class AA challengers Shenango, South Park and Waynesburg.  Last year the Panthers defeated Mohawk, South Park, and Freedom to claim its championship. The 2019 championships will be held Monday at Peters Township with all meets beginning at 4:00pm VIEW FULL SEMIFINAL RESULTS Class 2A Team Results At Riverside Riverside 110, Derry 40 Riverside 111.5, Freedom 38.5 Riverside 116, Shady…